Broadcast Your Signal
The protocol that built the internet never left. We just gave it a new voice.
Slack charges per seat.
Discord owns your community.
Every platform you build on can pull the rug.
IRC is the only protocol where you own everything. It's been here for 36 years. It just needed a modern front door.
IRC Servers Made Easy
Create a Pod. Get a private IRC server in seconds. No seat pricing — ever.
Instant provisioning
Your server, live in under a minute.
Customizable AI bot
Bring your own key, shape its personality. $1/mo add-on.
Custom domain
Point your own domain, we handle the DNS.
Free to start
50 channels, unlimited users. Upgrade when you're ready.
Or connect to any IRC network with the Beacon client
For Everyone
Hobbyist
Connect to any IRC network. Libera, OFTC, your friend's server. Beacon speaks standard IRC.
Community Builder
Churches, PTAs, gaming clans, open source projects. Create a Pod and invite your people. No Discord TOS, no algorithm.
Enterprise
Open protocol. No vendor lock-in. Self-hosted option coming. Your data stays yours.
Built by people who believe in the open internet
The Hidden Door and The Little Firm build tools that respect the protocol. Beacon is open source, built in Rust, scripted in Lua. AI integrations are opt-in, never surveillance. We don't mine your conversations — we give you tools to make them better.
Open source
Rust engine, Lua scripting. Read every line.
AI your way
BYOK bot for your Pod. Your key, your model, your rules.
36 years of protocol
IRC outlived every platform that tried to replace it. We're building on that foundation, not competing with it.
mIRC came back. For Mac.
Built in Rust. Skinned in glass. Scripted in Lua. Multi-network, SASL, DCC, channel ops — everything you remember, nothing you have to relearn.